WELL · 42-485-45899 · DISTRICT 9
Sheldon #9
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Producing · Vertical
Sheldon #9 (API 42-485-45899) is a well in Wichita County operated by Newport Operating LLC, completed February 1, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 23, 2015, permitted to 1,999 ft.
It was permitted by G D Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Newport Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Cisco, Bluff Creek Sand, Canyon, Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 14.1K barrels of oil since September 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by G D Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Burkburnett, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 192 permits on file · (903) 461-5045
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newport Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Newport Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | G D Energy CorporationNov 23, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 23, 2015
- last permit issued
- Feb 1, 2016
- completed
- 14.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 1, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon O-13-30500 | Wichita County Regular | Newport Operating, LLC | 10 | 14.1K | 0 | Sep 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 97 · prior 12 144(-33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hood, J. Frank, Jr.Sep 2005 → Mar 2012
- 2G D Energy CorporationJun 2012 → May 2017
- 3Newport Operating, LLCJul 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 812073-99 | Drill | G D Energy Corporation | Nov 18, 2015 | Nov 23, 2015 | Jan 22, 2016 | 1,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30500 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 372 | 382 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 450 | 6.75 | 90 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 10, 2016 | Feb 16, 2016 | Yes |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-485-45899 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-45899 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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